An Act To Require The Board Of Trustees Of The Public Employees' Retirement System To Engage, During The 2025 Calendar Year, The Services Of A Cefex-certified And Affiliated Investment Firm With A Cefex-certified Analyst To Conduct A Fiduciary Assessment Of The System's Funds And Practices; To Require The Board To Submit The Firm's Report To Each Member Of The Legislature No Later Than January 30, 2026; To Bring Forward Section 25-11-119, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Require Appointments To State Agencies, Boards And Commission Positions To Reflect The Demographic Of The Area They Are Appointed To Serve; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-11-57, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit The Use Of Corporal Punishment In Public And Charter Schools To Discipline A Student; To Provide That Any Employee Who Violates The Corporal Punishment Prohibition Shall Be Held Liable For Civil Damages Suffered As A Result Of The Administration Of Corporal Punishment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Repeal Sections 97-13-15 And 97-13-17 Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Prohibit Political Contributions By Corporations And Penalize Illegal Corporate Contributions; And For Related Purposes.

An Act Titled The "mississippi Parental Assistance Ombudsman Act"; To Establish The Office Of The Ombudsman For Parental Assistance Within The State Department Of Education; To Provide For The Appointment Of The Ombudsman By The State Superintendent Of Education With The Approval Of The State Board Of Education; To Provide That The Ombudsman Shall Report To The State Superintendent Of Education; To Establish The Minimum Educational Qualifications And Work Experience, Together With Knowledge, Competencies And Responsibilities, Required For The Ombudsman Position; To Provide For Confidentiality Of Ombudsman Office Records, And To Exempt Such Records From The Mississippi Public Records Act Of 1983; To Allow The Ombudsman Office To Seek And Accept Certain Grants, Gifts Or Other Funds To Support Its Operations; To Authorize The Department Of Education To Adopt Any Rules And Regulations Necessary To Implement The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 31-7-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exempt School Districts From Certain Bid Procurement Requirements For The Purchase Of Electronic Devices Such As Laptops, Tablets And Computer Peripherals; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Sections 37-13-81, 37-13-83, 37-13-85, 37-13-87 And 37-13-89, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify The Name Of The Office Of Compulsory School Attendance Enforcement And Dropout Prevention Within The State Department Of Education; To Provide That The State Superintendent Of Public Education Shall Employ Sufficient Staff For The Office, Who Shall Meet Qualifications Established By The Superintendent With The Approval Of The State Personnel Board, To Provide Oversight For The Enforcement Of The Mississippi Compulsory School Attendance Law, And To Support And Provide Technical Assistance And Professional Development To School Attendance Officers; To Transfer The Responsibility For Employing And Establishing The Duties Of School Attendance Officers From The State Department Of Education To Local School Districts; To Abolish The Three Regional School Attendance Officer Supervisor Positions; To Provide That School Attendance Officers Employed By The State Department Of Education On July 1, 2025, Shall Be Transferred To Employment Status As Employees Of Their Respective School Districts With Work Locations Therein And Shall Enforce Attendance At Charter Schools Located Within The School District; To Provide For The Sharing Of Administrative And Costs-sharing Responsibilities Of Two Or More School Districts Which Were Simultaneously Served By The Same School Attendance Officer; To Provide For The Transfer Of Any Unused Accumulated Leave; To Require The State To Provide Funding For One School Attendance Officer For Every 3,000 Compulsory-school-age Children In Enrollment In The Public Schools Of A County; To Establish The Minimum Salary Of Newly Hired School Attendance Officers Beginning July 1, 2025, And Authorize Local School Boards To Pay Additional Compensation Above The Minimum Salary On A Scale Established By The Local School Board; To Provide That School Attendance Officers Shall Not Experience Any Interruption Of Service With The Public Employees' Retirement System And The School Employees' Health Insurance Plan As A Result Of The Transfer Of Employment Responsibility; To Require The State Department Of Education And The Mississippi Association Of School Superintendents To Provide A Joint Report On The Status And Progress Of School Attendance Officers In Their Capacity As Employees Of Local School Districts And The Fulfillment Of Their Assigned Duties To The Legislature During The 2027 Regular Session; To Amend Sections 37-13-91 And 37-13-107, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Preceding Provisions; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create New Section 37-13-56, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That, Beginning In The 2026-2027 School Year, Every Public And Charter School Within The State Shall Teach Civics Courses Starting In The 8th Grade And Before The Completion Of 12th Grade; To Provide The Aim And Content Of Such Courses; To Provide That The State Department Of Education Shall Prescribe The Course Of Study And Shall Update Course Standards To Align With Current Civics Scholarship; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 97-13-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Create A Criminal Penalty For Someone Who Assists An Elector With Casting A Ballot, But Willfully Fails To Turn In The Ballot With The Intent Of The Ballot Not Being Cast Or Counted In The Election; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 23-15-753, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase Punishment For The Crime Of Vote Fraud To A Fine Not Less Than $1,000.00 And A Term Of Imprisonment In The Penitentiary For Not Less Than One Year; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The "restoration Of Voting Rights Act"; To Provide That A Person Who Was Disqualified As An Elector For The Commission Of Nonviolent Felonious Crimes Shall Have The Right To Vote Restored Automatically Upon Completion Of The Sentence, Payment Of All Fines And Restitution And A Seven-year Nonoffending Period Following The Completion Of His Or Her Sentence; To Amend Sections 23-15-11 And 23-15-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 23-15-801, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Amend Definitions Related To The Chapter Of Campaign Finance Laws; To Amend Section 23-15-803, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require That A Candidate Or Political Committee Must File A Statement Of Organization Before Accepting Any Contributions; To Provide The Required Content Of The Statement Of Organization; To Provide That The Secretary Of State Shall Impose Administrative Penalties Against Candidate And Political Committees For Failing To Comply With The Requirement Of This Chapter; To Provide Penalties For Failing To Comply With This Chapter; To Provide That The Attorney General Or A District Attorney With Proper Jurisdiction Shall Pursue Judicial Enforcement At The Request Of The Secretary Of State; To Amend Sections 23-15-811 And 23-15-813, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; To Amend Section 23-15-815, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide The Secretary Of State With The Duty And Power To Oversee The Forms And Processes Described Herein; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Repeal Any Ban On Convicted Felons Voting Or Running For Office In The State Of Mississippi; To Repeal Sections 23-15-19 And 23-15-151, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Require That Any Person Who Has Been Convicted Of Vote Fraud Or Any Disenfranchising Crime Shall Not Be Registered, Or Shall Be Removed From The Statewide Elections Management System; To Amend Sections 23-15-11, 23-15-153, 23-15-221, 23-15-299, 23-15-309, 23-15-359 And 23-15-361, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Be Known As The "mississippi Regional Early/middle College High School Act Of 2025"; To Declare The Legislative Purposes Of Regional Early/middle College High Schools In Mississippi; To Define Terms And Phrases Used In The Act; To Initiate The Development Of Rules And Regulations For Regional Early/middle College High Schools; To Establish That The Location Of Early/middle College High Schools Be On The Campus Of Post-secondary Institutions; To Provide Guidance For The Governing Board For Regional Early/middle College High Schools; To Prescribe A Funding Structure For Regional Early/middle College High Schools That Would Allow Per-pupil State And Federal Funding To Transfer From The State Department Of Education To The Post-secondary Institutions For The Purposes Of Supporting Regional Early/middle College High School Students; To Prescribe Standards For The Establishment Of Early/middle College High Schools; To Allow Post-secondary Institutions To Initiate And Govern Early/middle College High School; To Establish Requirements Relating To The Enrollment Of Students In Regional Early/middle College High School Residing In The State Of Mississippi And A Lottery Process For Selecting Students When Capacity Is Insufficient To Enroll All Students Desiring To Attend An Early/middle College High School; To Establish Publicity Expectations; To Demonstrate Adherence To The Statewide Accountability And Accreditation Standards; To Ensure Nondiscriminatory Practices; To Establish Eligibility Guidelines For Extracurricular Activities And Opportunities; To Ensure The Granting Of Certain Waivers That May Impede School Innovations; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The Mental Awareness Program For Schools; To Amend Section 37-3-89, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Mental Awareness And Trauma-informed Approaches In Educator Preparation Programs; To Define Trauma-informed Approaches; To Amend Section 37-9-79, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Public School Districts And Public Charter Schools Shall Have At Least One School Counselor Or Mental Health Services Provider Per 250 Students; To Authorize Underfunded And Understaffed Schools To Employ One School Counselor To Service All The Schools In The Employing School District; To Provide For The Distribution Of Time And Duties Within Such Districts; To Require School Counselors Or School-based Mental Health Services Providers To Create A Trauma-informed Team For Each School; To Require School Districts And Public Charter Schools To Report The Number And Placement Of School Counselors In The District To The Department Of Education; To Authorize School Districts To Enter Into A Memorandum Of Agreement With A Nationally Recognized Social Work Consortium And Certain State Institutions Of Higher Learning To Place Master's Level Graduate Students Into Schools As School Counselors Under A Supervised Internship Program; To Create New Section 37-9-80, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Requires The Department Of Education, In Collaboration With The Department Of Mental Health, To Create A Toolkit To Assist Schools In Implementing Trauma-informed Approaches; And For Related Purposes.